Discover the top 30 quotes from the iconic sci-fi film Blade Runner (1982). Immerse yourself in the timeless wisdom and thought-provoking dialogue from this influential classic
Blade Runner takes place far from the year it was filmed, in 2019, at a time when the world has become a dystopian living space.
Blade Runner Quotes
1. “Straight doesn’t seem to be good enough. Now it’s my turn. I’m gonna give you a few seconds before I come. One, Two. Three, Four. – Pris.” -Roy Batty, ‘Blade Runner’.
2. “It’s not an easy thing to meet your maker.” -Roy Batty, ‘Blade Runner’.
3. “I want more life.” -Roy Batty, ‘Blade Runner’.
4. “Fiery the angels fell. Deep thunder rolled around their shoulders… burning with the fires of Orc.” -Roy Batty, ‘Blade Runner’.
5. “Chew, if only you could see what I’ve seen with your eyes.” -Roy Batty, ‘Blade Runner’.
6. “Six! Seven! Go to Hell or go to Heaven!” -Roy Batty, ‘Blade Runner’.
7. “We’re no computers, Sebastian. We’re physical.” -Roy Batty, ‘Blade Runner’.
8. “Replicants like any other machine are either a benefit or a hazard. If they’re a benefit it’s not my problem.”-Roy Batty, ‘Blade Runner’.
9. “Not very sporting to fire on an unarmed opponent. I thought you were supposed to be good. Aren’t you the ‘good’ man? C’mon, Deckard. Show me what you’re made of.” -Roy Batty, ‘Blade Runner’.
10. “Quite an experience to live in fear, isn’t it? That’s what it is to be a slave.” -Roy Batty, ‘Blade Runner’.
11. “Proud of yourself little man…” -Roy Batty, ‘Blade Runner’.
12. “I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. Time to die.” -Roy Batty, ‘Blade Runner’
13. “-Roy Batty: I like a man who stays put. An admirable thing to be able to sustain yourself in these times. You live here all by yourself, do you?
-JF Sebastian: Yes, how about some breakfast, I was just going to make some.” -‘Blade Runner’.
14. “-Dr. Eldon Tyrell: Would you… like to be upgraded?
-Roy Batty: I had in mind something a little more radical.
-Dr. Eldon Tyrell: What… what seems to be the problem?
-Roy Batty: Death.” -‘Blade Runner’.
15. “-Roy Batty: Why are you staring at us, Sebastian?
-JF Sebastian: Because. You’re so different. You’re so perfect.” -‘Blade Runner’.
16. “-Roy Batty: Ah! I thought perhaps feet… hands… muscle tissue.. or.. noses…
-Hannibal Chew: Just eyes. Gimme coat, okay?
-Roy Batty: My eyes… I guess you designed them, eh?
-Hannibal Chew: You Nexus? I design Nexus eyes.” -‘Blade Runner’.
17. “-JF Sebastian: Dr. Tyrell… More than brilliant. He’s a genius. He’s the Einstein of genetics.
-Roy Batty: Maybe he can help us, Sebastian.
-JF Sebastian: I’d be happy to mention it to him.
-Roy Batty: Be better if I could talk to him in person. But he’s not an easy man to get to.” -‘Blade Runner’.
18. “-Dr. Eldon Tyrell: The facts of life. I’ll be blunt. To make an alteration in the evolvement of an organic life system, at least by men, makers or not, is fatal. A coding sequence can’t be revised once it’s established.
-Roy Batty: Why?
-Dr. Eldon Tyrell: Because by the second day of incubation any cells that have undergone reversion mutation give rise to revertant colonies – like rats leaving a sinking ship. The ship sinks.” -‘Blade Runner’.
19. “-Pris: What if he won’t co-operate?
-Roy Batty: Mr. Sebastian is a host who wants to be appreciated. We’ll appreciate him and he’ll co-operate.” -‘Blade Runner’.
20. “-Roy Batty: You could help us.
-JF Sebastian: I don’t know much about biomechanics. Roy, I wish I did, but you’re out of my league.
-Roy Batty: If we don’t find help soon, Pris hasn’t got long to live.” -‘Blade Runner’.
21. “-Roy Batty: Questions… Morphology? Longevity? Incept dates?
-Hannibal Chew: Don’t know, I don’t know such stuff. I just do eyes, ju-, ju-, just eyes… just genetic design, just eyes. You Nexus, huh? I design your eyes.” -‘Blade Runner’.
22. “-Roy Batty: I’m sure glad you found us, Sebastian. What do you think, Pris?
-Pris: I don’t think there’s another human being in this whole world who would have helped us.” -‘Blade Runner’.
23. “-Roy Batty: We’ve got a lot in common.
-JF Sebastian: What do you mean?
-Roy Batty: Similar problems.
-Pris: Accelerated decrepitude.” -‘Blade Runner’.
24. “-Dr. Eldon Tyrell: The light that burns twice as bright burns half as long – and you have burned so very, very brightly, Roy. Look at you: you’re the Prodigal Son; you’re quite a prize!
-Roy Batty: I’ve done… questionable things.
-Dr. Eldon Tyrell: Also extraordinary things; revel in your time.
-Roy Batty: Nothing the God of biomechanics wouldn’t let you into heaven for.” -‘Blade Runner’.
25. “- Rachael: What if I go north? Disappear. Would you come after me? Hunt me?
– Rick Deckard: No… No, I wouldn’t. I owe you one… But somebody would.”-‘Blade Runner’.
26 “Commerce is our goal, here.” -Dr. Eldon Tyrell, ‘Blade Runner’.
27- “Sushi. That’s what my ex-wife called me: cold fish.” -Rick Deckard, ‘Blade Runner’.
28- “We began to recognize in them a strange obsession. After all, they are emotionally inexperienced, with only a few years in which to store up the experiences which you and I take for granted. If we gift them with a past, we create a cushion or a pillow for their emotions, and consequently, we can control them better.” -Dr. Eldon Tyrell, ‘Blade Runner’.
29- “By the second day of incubation, any cells that have undergone reversion mutation give rise to revertant colonies, like rats leaving a sinking ship; then the ship… sinks.” [Tyrell explains to Roy why he can’t extend his lifespan] -Dr. Eldon Tyrell, ‘Blade Runner’.
30- “The facts of life… to make an alteration in the evolvement of an organic life system is fatal. A coding sequence cannot be revised once it’s been established.” [Tyrell explains to Roy why he can’t extend his lifespan] -Dr. Eldon Tyrell, ‘Blade Runner’.
